The trend towards non yellowing polyurethanes

Southern Utah has had a long history of refinishing floors that yellow/golden up over time. Products like oil base polyurethane and Glitsa have been the standard for decades. They look nice at first but become unattractive over time especially with Maple, Hictory and Oak when they are refinished to a natural light color. Now as homeowners are performing a light remodel of their homes they no longer want their floors to yellow. That brings in the use of Epoxy Water Base Polyurethanes. They have been in existance since the mid 1980’s. For many years these polyurethanes were unsuccessful as they wore out. It wasn’t until about the year 2000 that they started to perform after many modifications of the chemistery. The problem is the home ownership community knew about all those failures and wanted nothing to do with those products. They wanted the trusted oil base polyurethanes and Glitsa. Now it is 24 years later and the community of homeowners have come to realize that Epoxy Water Base polyurethanes are a successful alternative. They have two advantages as they do not yellow and they have more choices as far as the luster of your floor. The lower luster matt sheen is available with water base which some homeowners appreciate. If you are looking for a refinisher to apply one of these non yellowing polyurethanes I have years of experience applying these products. Contact me for an estimate if you are interested. I would love to be a part of your project.